Examples of outlying in a Sentence
the outlying areas of the city
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During the height of the pandemic, many people were working remotely and moving out from cities and suburbs to outlying areas.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
Most of its other primary care offices, well over a dozen, are located in Milwaukee's suburbs and the outlying metro area.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
Most of its other primary care offices, well over a dozen, are located in Milwaukee's suburbs and the outlying metro area.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for outlying
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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlying. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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outlying
adjective
out·ly·ing
ˈau̇t-ˌlī-iŋ 
: being far from a center or main body
an outlying suburb
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